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Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration - Who Does What

From: Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Published on: 4 May 2023
Last updated on: 9 October 2025

Secretary General
Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice
Finance
Head of Corporate
Chief Information Officer, Change, Technology and Innovation
Head of Transparency
Assistant Secretary (acting), European Affairs
Deputy Secretary, Criminal Justice
Agencies

Secretary General

Oonagh McPhillips

Secretary General of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice

Doncha O'Sullivan

Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice

Direct Reports

Andrew Munro

Head of Legislation for Civil Justice
Head of Policy for Civil Justice

Bernadette Phelan

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Andrew Jones

Principal Officer, Strategic Migration Policy

Ciara Kennedy

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Bridget Canning

Principal Officer, Migration and Protection Policy & Legislation

Mary Joy

Principal Officer, EU International Law

Tracy O'Keeffe

Principal Officer, EU Migration and Pact Policy & Legislation

Juliet Dwyer

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Brien Henderson

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Liam Coen

Principal Officer for Access to Justice, Regulation and Reform

Maeve-Anne Kenny

Principal Officer, Migration Policy – EU, International and Temporary Protection

Sida Charnsilpa

Acting Principal Officer, EU Migration Implementation

Stjohn O'Connor

Head of Civil Governance, Governance Division

Cindy Carroll

Acting Principal Officer, Pact Appeals Readiness

John Garry

Principal Officer, Governance Division

Eamonn Waters

Principal Officer, Performance Division

Donal D'Arcy

Principal Officer, Coroners Service Operations

Roisin Down

Principal Officer, Coroner's Human Resourcing and Staff Development Project

David Gilbride

Head of Immigration Service Delivery

Chris O’Donohoe

Principal Officer, Border Management Unit

Brendan MacNamara

Principal Officer, Registration Office

Jenni Barrett

Principal Officer, Domestic Residence and Permissions

William O'Dwyer

Principal Officer, Visa Division

Darragh Brennan

Principal Officer, Citizenship Division

Vacancy

Principal Officer, EU Treaty Rights

Eileen O'Reilly

Principal Officer, Repatriation

Eileen Leahy

Principal Officer, Border Strategy Division

Deborah White

Principal Officer, Legal Services Support Unit

Richard Dixon

Director, International Protection Office

Emer Mullins

Principal Officer, EU Migration Implementation

Gerry McDonagh

Principal Officer, Immigration Protection Office

Kenneth Kavanagh

Principal Officer, Ukraine Response Unit
Principal Officer, International Protection Office

Anthony Doyle

Principal Officer, International Protection Office

David Delaney

Head of International Protection and Integration

Claire Guilfoyle

Principal Officer, Irish Refugee Protection Programme

Colm O'Loughlin

Principal Officer, Funds Administration, Anti-Racism and Integration

Fidelma Browne

Principal Officer, International Protection Transparency and Community Engagement

Fionnuala McGee

Principal Officer, International Protection Corporate Affairs

John Harding

Principal Officer, International Protection Head of Operations

Kate Gillen

Principal Officer, International Protection Accommodation Services

Maire O’Sullivan

Principal Officer, Estates & Construction Management

Paul Fay

Principal Officer - Strategy & Transformation

Paula Quinn

Principal Officer, State Owned Internal Protection Accommodation

Wendy Doyle

Principal Officer, International Protection Procurement Services

Conor Rowley

Head of Ukraine Division

Aidan Madden

Principal Officer, Ukraine Transit Centre Operations, Contracts & Future Planning

Albert O'Donoghue

Principal Officer, Relocations, Outreach & Integration

John Lohan

Principal Officer, Ukraine Strategy and Corporate

Sharonne O'Reilly

Principal Officer, Ukrainian Accommodation Management

Sinead Reilly

Principal Officer, Ukraine Finance & Cost Recovery

Finance

Sinéad Kehoe

Assistant Secretary, Finance

Direct Reports

Walter Johnston

Principal Officer, Internal Audit

John Reilly

Principal Officer, Financial Shared Services Operations

AnneMarie Dillon

Principal Officer, FSS Financial

Howard Maguire

Principal Officer, Finance and Procurement

Eleanor Horan

Principal Officer, Financial Management Unit

Head of Corporate

Yvonne Furey

Head of Corporate

Direct Reports

Maeve O’Higgins

Principal Officer, Health and Safety

Sharon O'Brien

Principal Officer, Human Resources

Alice Wainwright

Principal Officer, Research and Data Analytics

Kate O'Gorman

Principal Officer, Organisation Design and Development

Yvonne Phillips

Principal Officer, Corporate Facilities

Eric Brady

Principal Officer, Business Continuity Management

Rosemary Hickey

Head of Legal Unit

Chief Information Officer, Change, Technology and Innovation

Louise Jevens

Chief Information Officer

Direct Reports

Gurchand Singh

Principal Officer, Research and Data Analytics

Paul Rooney

Principal Officer, Process and Service Design

Martin Sage

Principal Officer, Information Management and Technology Operations

Fiona Kelly

Principal Officer, Information Management and Technology Strategy and Architecture

Derek Coffey

Principal Officer, Information Management and Technology Development

Carol Crotty

Principal Officer, Project Management Office

Juan Perez-Camacho

Principal Officer, Project and Programme Management

Head of Transparency

Neil Ward

Head of Transparency
Head of European Affairs

Direct Reports

Owen McLaughlin

Principal Officer, Criminal Justice Content & Events

Lena Timoney

Principal Officer, Criminal Justice Content & Events

Conor Cleary

Principal Officer, Civil Justice Content and Events

Niamh Burton

Principal Officer, Civil Justice Content and Events

Eamon O'Halloran

Principal Officer for Corporate Content and Coordination, Knowledge and Standards

Tara Storey

Principal Officer, Knowledge Management and Data Protection

Vacancy

Principal Officer for Communications, Engagement and Events

Assistant Secretary (acting), European Affairs

Neil Ward

Head of Transparency
Head of European Affairs

Direct Reports

Antoinette Doran

Principal Officer, European Affairs

Mary McKenna

Principal Officer, Justice and Home Affairs Counsellor (London)

John Laffan

Principal Officer, Permanent Representation (Brussels)

Heidi Lougheed

Principal Officer, Permanent Representation

Brendan Bruen

Principal Officer, Permanent Representation

Deputy Secretary, Criminal Justice

John O'Callaghan

Deputy Secretary, Criminal Justice

Direct Reports

Carole Sullivan

Head of Service Delivery

Catherine MacEnri

Principal Officer, Firearms and Explosives Licensing

John Seery

Principal Officer, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

Niccolo Denti

Principal Officer, Criminal Legal Aid

Nessa O’Doherty

Principal Officer, Criminal Justice Cooperation and Prisoner/Central Mental Hospital Reviews

Deirdre McDonnell

Head of Governance for Criminal Justice

Nicholas Murphy

Principal Officer, Governance Division

Emily Jordan

Principal Officer, Irish Passenger Information Unit

Vacancy

Principal Officer, Garda Performance and Compliance

Sarah Kennelly

Principal Officer, Financial and Capital Resources

Martin McDermott

Principal Officer, Human Resources and Appointments

Ben Ryan

Head of Legislation for Criminal Justice

Maria Gomez

Principal Officer, Legislation

Sarah Sheppard

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Paul O'Farrell

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Rosaleen Killian

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Fiachra Byrne

Principal Officer, Legislation Division

Rachel Woods

Head of Policy for Criminal Justice

Louise Sandom

Principal Officer, PSCS Bill Implementation

James Good

Principal Officer, E-evidence

Suzanne Gunn

Principal Officer for Economics, Transnational and Organised Crime Policy

Lisa Doherty

Principal Officer, Policy Division

Mary O'Regan

Principal Officer, Penal and Policing Policy

Gerry O'Brien

Principal Officer , Strategic Policy, Planning and Research

Ciara O'Connell

Principal Officer, Cyber Security Policy

Deirdre Meenan

Assistant Secretary, Security and Northern Ireland

Dan Kelleher

Principal Officer, Lawful Interception Powers

Anne Barry

Principal Officer, Operations & Northern Ireland

Bobby Smyth

Principal Officer, Threat, Risk & International Policy

David McGill

Principal Officer, Cyber Security Policy

Lynda Madden

Principal Officer, Major Projects/ National Security Authority

Agencies

Office of the State Pathologist

Dr. Linda Mulligan

State Pathologist

The Probation Service

Mark Wilson

Director, The Probation Service

Una Doyle

Deputy Director, The Probation Service

Olivia Keaveney

Deputy Director, The Probation Service

Fíona Ní Chinnéide

Deputy Director, The Probation Service

Cillian Smith

Corporate Affairs

Irish Prison Service

Caron McCaffrey

Director General of the Irish Prison Service

Dr. Emma Regan

Director, Care and Rehabilitation Directorate

Linda Joyce

Principal Officer, Care and Rehabilitation

Derek Caldbeck

Director, Finance and Estates Directorate

Louise Pickford

Principal Officer, Finance and Estates

Mark McGoldrick

Principal Officer, Finance and Estates

Sheila Murtagh

Principal Officer, Finance and Estates

Thomas Holton

Principal Officer, Finance and Estates

Don Culliton

Director, Custody Security and Operations Directorate

Melanie Rhatigan

Principal Officer, Custody Security and Operations

Paul Mannering

Principal Officer, Custody Security and Operations

Walter Burke

Principal Officer, Custody Security and Operations

Sean Holly

Director, Human Resources Directorate

Davina Bracken

Principal Officer, Human Resources Directorate

Sean Sullivan

Principal Officer, Human Resources Directorate

Donna Creaven

Director, Corporate Services Directorate

Aidan Conlon

Principal Officer, Legal and Professional Standards Unit
Principal Officer, Corporate Services

Martina Bradley

Principal Officer, Corporate Services

Russel Bowes

Principal Officer, Corporate Services

Forensic Science Ireland

Geraldine O'Donnell

Acting Director General of Forensic Science Ireland
Director of DNA, Forensic Science Ireland

Dorothy Ramsbottom

Head of Corporate Services, Forensic Science Ireland

Dyan Daly

Head of Physical Analysis, Forensic Science Ireland

Yvonne Kavanagh

Director of Chemical Analysis, Forensic Science Ireland

Edward Connolly

Head of Science and Development, Forensic Science Ireland

Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration - Who Does What

Secretary General

Deputy Secretary, Civil Justice

Direct Reports

Finance

Direct Reports

Head of Corporate

Direct Reports

Chief Information Officer, Change, Technology and Innovation

Direct Reports

Head of Transparency

Direct Reports

Assistant Secretary (acting), European Affairs

Direct Reports

Deputy Secretary, Criminal Justice

Direct Reports

Agencies

Office of the State Pathologist

The Probation Service

Irish Prison Service

Forensic Science Ireland

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